#nita you fiend!!!

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late addition but for SOME REASON its bothering me so imma just tag:

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Nita: It's Fabricio! No doubt he's going to say the most fiendish and heartless thing you've ever heard! Fabricio: What a lovely day! Nita: Take that back, you fiend!

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@saapphireblues Your call for aide has been answered! Saw you were looking for the lyrics and I had some free time this evening. I snagged the Japanese lyrics from online since I don’t have the physical album, so I hope they’re accurate ^^; I also don’t usually include romaji since I’m, uh, really lazy about it. But you said you wanted to be able to sing along so I included them for you.

The lyrics are actually pretty bonkers!

°OD。- A Crowd of Rebellion

WAR あーもう　八面六臂に 愛をバラ撒きゃ薔薇が咲く 体中はからからに干上がれど

WAR aa mou, hachimenroppi ni ai o bara makya bara ga saku karadaju wa karakara ni hiagaredo

WAR

Oh man, its a jack of all trades

If love sprinkles its roses around, a rosebush will grow

Though its insides are shriveled up and bone dry

流れ流され水をやる 猛毒によく似た　こういに溺れた ゴールが見えない物語のせい 憎悪はインクの黒よりも深く

nagare nagasa re mizu o yaru modoku ni yoku nita   koui ni oboreta goru ga mienai monogatari no sei zou wa ink no kuro yori mo fukaku

The rushing water’s gonna wash it away

Looks a lot like fatal dose, I’m drowning in the act [1]

Because I can’t see the how the story ends

Hatred is darker than the blackest ink

開幕心中 da WAR 私宛の夜露が雨戸隙間凭れる 愛正さんとまた今日も焦がれる 再び私繰り返すなら

kaimaku shinju da WAR watakushiate no yotsuyu ga amado sukima motareru Aisei-san to mata kyo mo kogareru futatabi watashi kurikaesunara

Open with a double suicide, da War [1]

The evening dew meant for me rests heavy against the gaps in the shutters

I’m still dying to see True Love again today [2]

So long as I get to keep doing it

底に棄ておき目を逸らせ Why am I write？引っ叩いて Why am I write？書き殴った Why am I write？愛以外は　怒りだけだ

soko ni sute oki me o sorase Why am I write? Hittataite Why am I write? Kaki nagutta Why am I write? Ai igai wa ikari dakeda

Toss it to the bottom of the sea and look away

Why am I write? I’m lashing out

Why am I write? I scribbled it down

Why am I write? Aside from love, there is only rage

Who am I ？ Why am I write？カッとなって Why am I write？泣きじゃくった 解読されぬ心は眠らない

Who am I? Why am I write? Katto natte Why am I write? Nakijakutta kaidokusarenu kokoro wa nemuranai

Who am I?

Why am I write? I got pissed

Why am I write? I wound up crying

My indecipherable mind won’t sleep

ややや、薬狂 da WAR 太陽の神　から　便りアリ お天道様が逢魔が時に影伸ばす トランキライザー　不安ないさ

ya-ya-ya-yakukyo da WAR taiyo no kami kara tayori ari otentosama ga omagatoki ni kage nobasu tranquilizer   fuannaisa

D-d-d-dope fiend, da WAR

There are tidings from the sun god

Otento-sama will spread his shadow in the witching hour [3]

Tranquilizer, I’m worry-free

天にまします主は我が手掌にいまし しかしそら恐ろしい 〆が迫る尊さ 生い茂る死虚しさ

ten ni mashimasu omo wa waga shusho ni imashi shikashi soraosoroshi shimeru ga semaru totosa oishigeru shi munashisa

Our lord who art in Heaven’s got me in the palm of his hand

Still, I’m vaguely apprehensive

Bindings draw me closer to the sacred

Emptiness overrun with death

愛正せんともう今日が暮れゆく ここまできたら逃げることはねぇ震える足でいざゆかん Why am I write？必死なって Why am I write？妬み買って

ai tadasen to mou kyo ga kureyuku koko made kitara nigeru koto wa nee furueru ashi de iza yukan Why am I write? Hisshi natte Why am I write? Netami katte

Love isn’t true and today’s already getting dark

Well now that I’ve made it this far, there ain’t a thing that’s gonna get me running away on my shaky legs

Why am I write? I’m getting desperate

Why am I write? Buying jealousy

Why am I write？喧嘩売って　嫌気がした Who am I ？ Why am I write？勝手だって Why am I write？皆は言うが

Why am I write? Kenka utte kenki ga shita Who am I? Why am I write? Katte datte Why am I write? Minna wa iu ga

Why am I write? Got sick of selling the fights [4]

Who am I?

Why am I write? ‘Cause I do what I want

Why am I write? Everyone’s saying it

快楽だけで装う身にもなれ 愛憎 da WAR 愛を喰らい腐る苦行 景色畝ねり映る憂い

kairaku dake de yosou mi ni mo nare aizo da WAR ai o kurai kusaru kugyo keshiki uneri utsuru urei

Stop pretending a body is for pleasure alone

Love-Hate, da WAR

Eat love gone rotten as punishment

The winding scenery is a reflection of sorrow

書けぬ想い昏い辛い惨いくらいにHigh O！D！終幕文豪のWAR 「我認めて？」 Why am I write？引っ叩いて

kakenu omoi kurai tsurai mugoi kurai ni High O! D! Shumaku bungo no WAR `ga mitomete?’ Why am I write? Hittataite

I can’t write about anything like thoughts, depression, cruelty, tragedy when I’m High

O!D! The epilogue to a literary master’s WAR

“Will you acknowledge me?”

Why am I write? I’m lashing out

Why am I write？書き殴った Why am I write？引っ叩いて Why am I write？書き殴った Why am I write？愛以外は　怒りだけだ

Why am I write? Kaki nagutta Why am I write? Hittataite Why am I write? Kaki nagutta Why am I write? Ai igai wa ikari dakeda

Why am I write? I scribbled it down

Why am I write? I’m lashing out

Why am I write? I scribbled it down

Why am I write? Aside from love, there is only hate

Who am I ？ Why am I write？カッとなって Why am I write？泣きじゃくった 解読されぬ心は眠らない

Who am I? Why am I write? Kattonatte Why am I write? Nakijakutta kaidoku sa renu kokoro wa nemuranai

Who am I?

Why am I write? I got pissed

Why am I write? I wound up crying

My indecipherable mind won’t sleep

‘Going my way’

‘Going my way’ 

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Drowning (溺れた) is also slang for being addicted.

So this is a play on words. 愛正さん (aisei-san) or “true love-san.” However, 正さん can also be read as “tadasan” which means “can’t be true.” This comes up later in the song as 愛正せん (ai tadasen) “love isn’t true.” There are no “you” pronouns in the song so I didn’t try to have it indicate that the love is meant for anyone or anything specific.

Otento-sama refers to both the sun and the ruler of heaven. Also the twilight hour is more literally writen as “a time when the demons come.” But it does indicate more around twilight than midnight.

This is a bit of conjecture on my part, but the buying jealousy/selling fights is probably meant to evoke that 売買 (the charcters for sell and buy, read as ‘baibai’) is slang for dealing drugs and other illicit things.

[lalka-laski]

What, in your opinion, is the most boring sport to watch? None of them particularly interest me but I guess golf interests me the LEAST out of all the common, American sports What are some of your favorite snacks or junk food? Chips and dip is always my go-to. And I'm a fiend for anything cheesy and crunchy: Cheez-its, Cheetos, Goldfish...

Have you ever lied to protect someone? What was it about? Oh yeah. That's what growing up with sisters is all about What is one of the most difficult decisions you’ve been faced with? The decision to stay home or return to college for my Junior Year. I opted to stay home, which was tough at the time, but turned out to be the best choice for a number of reasons. I regret none of it. Who are some of your favorite authors? What genre do they write? Anita Shreve and Taylor Jenkins Reid. They both write semi-romantic, women-centric fiction, but I wouldn't label either of them a romance or chick-lit author.

If there were only 6 things to say about yourself, what would they be? Sensitive, anxious, compassionate, friendly, flighty, fun What is one of the worst things that you never want spilled on your floor? I mean, you name it, I've probably spilled it on my floor at some point How many times in your life have you been stung by something? Where? Only twice actually. Once on the back of my leg and once (just a few weeks ago) on my finger. And a table of guys next to me said I handled it "way too casually" hahaha Did you ever have a pet rock as a kid? Nah If you could invent a new board or card game, what would it be called? I used to make board games as a kid! God, I'd give anything to have even a fraction of that creativity in me still Does your city require children to attend preschool and kindergarten? I don't believe preschool is required but I could be mistaken. What are some of your favorite drinks? (alcoholic or otherwise) Soft: Lemonade, Orange Hi-C, Coffee, English Breakfast Tea Hard: Red ale (specifically Smithwick's), Octoberfest, hard ciders, seltzers How often do you see stray cats roaming around your neighborhood? Never in my current neighborhood, actually Do/Did you want to go to college? Why or why not? I have a BS in English & Creative Writing. College was always an inevitable for me, so it's kind of a shame that I messed up my first few years the way I did. But as I said above, I regret none of it. How old were you when you received your first cell phone? 10th grade... a few months before Christmas, I recited a scripted speech for my parents with reasons why I deserve one. That Christmas morning, as I opened an inconspicuous box, "Under Pressure" by Queen & David Bowie started playing from somewhere in the room. My dad had hidden my cellphone in the tree and set my favorite song as the ringtone! How often do you take naps in the middle of the day? Less often these days, which is a plus for my mental health What is something you do multiple times a day? Spiral What is something that always makes you grumpy? Spotty wi-fi. I can keep my cool in a lot of situations but for some reason I have no patience for that! Is there an issue with someone using something of yours if they ask first? I don’t usually have a problem with that. I grew up the middle child of two sisters so everything was shared and borrowed and swapped. What’s your favorite type of seafood to eat? None of it

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Yale scientists restore brain function to 32 clinically dead pigs

Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine successfully restored some functions to pig brains that had been dead for hours.

They hope the technology will advance our understanding of the brain, potentially developing new treatments for debilitating diseases and disorders.

The research raises many ethical questions and puts to the test our current understanding of death.

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The image of an undead brain coming back to live again is the stuff of science fiction. Not just any science fiction, specifically B-grade sci fi. What instantly springs to mind is the black-and-white horrors of films like Fiend Without a Face. Bad acting. Plastic monstrosities. Visible strings. And a spinal cord that, for some reason, is also a tentacle?

But like any good science fiction, it's only a matter of time before some manner of it seeps into our reality. This week's Naturepublished the findings of researchers who managed to restore function to pigs' brains that were clinically dead. At least, what we once thought of as dead.

What's dead may never die, it seems

The researchers did not hail from House Greyjoy, but came largely from the Yale School of Medicine. They connected 32 pig brains to a system called BrainEx. BrainEx is an artificial perfusion system — that is, a system that takes over the functions normally regulated by the organ. Think a dialysis machine for the mind. The pigs had been killed four hours earlier at a U.S. Department of Agriculture slaughterhouse; their brains completely removed from the skulls.

BrainEx pumped an experiment solution into the brain that essentially mimic blood flow. It brought oxygen and nutrients to the tissues, giving brain cells the resources to begin many normal functions. The cells began consuming and metabolizing sugars. The brains immune system kicked in. Neuron samples could carry an electrical signal. Some brain cells even responded to drugs.

The researchers have managed to keep some brains alive for up to 36 hours, and currently do not know if BrainEx can have sustained the brains longer. "It is conceivable we are just preventing the inevitable, and the brain won't be able to recover," said Nenad Sestan, Yale neuroscientist and the lead researcher.

As a control, other brains received either a fake solution or no solution at all. None revived brain activity and deteriorated as normal.

The researchers hope the technology can enhance our ability to study the brain and its cellular functions. One of the main avenues of such studies would be brain disorders and diseases. This could point the way to developing new of treatments for the likes of brain injuries, Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and neurodegenerative conditions.

"This is an extraordinary and very promising breakthrough for neuroscience. It immediately offers a much better model for studying the human brain, which is extraordinarily important, given the vast amount of human suffering from diseases of the mind [and] brain," Nita Farahany, the bioethicists at the Duke University School of Law who wrote the study's commentary, told National Geographic.

An ethical gray matter

Before anyone get an vibe, it's worth noting that the brains did not approach neural activity anywhere near consciousness.

The BrainEx solution contained chemicals that prevented neurons from firing. To be extra cautious, the researchers also monitored the brains for any such activity and were prepared to administer an anesthetic should they have seen signs of consciousness.

Even so, the research signals a massive debate to come regarding medical ethics and our definition of death.

Most countries define death, clinically speaking, as the irreversible loss of brain or circulatory function. This definition was already at odds with some folk- and value-centric understandings, but where do we go if it becomes possible to reverse clinical death with artificial perfusion?

"This is wild," Jonathan Moreno, a bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, told the New York Times. "If ever there was an issue that merited big public deliberation on the ethics of science and medicine, this is one."

One possible consequence involves organ donations. Some European countries require emergency responders to use a process that preserves organs when they cannot resuscitate a person. They continue to pump blood throughout the body, but use a "thoracic aortic occlusion balloon" to prevent that blood from reaching the brain.

The system is already controversial because it raises concerns about what caused the patient's death. But what happens when brain death becomes readily reversible? Stuart Younger, a bioethicist at Case Western Reserve University, told Nature that if BrainEx were to become widely available, it could shrink the pool of eligible donors.

"There's a potential conflict here between the interests of potential donors — who might not even be donors — and people who are waiting for organs," he said.

It will be a while before such experiments go anywhere near human subjects. A more immediate ethical question relates to how such experiments harm animal subjects.

Ethical review boards evaluate research protocols and can reject any that causes undue pain, suffering, or distress. Since dead animals feel no pain, suffer no trauma, they are typically approved as subjects. But how do such boards make a judgement regarding the suffering of a "cellularly active" brain? The distress of a partially alive brain?

The dilemma is unprecedented.

Setting new boundaries

Another science fiction story that comes to mind when discussing this story is, of course, Frankenstein. As Farahany told National Geographic: "It is definitely has [sic] a good science-fiction element to it, and it is restoring cellular function where we previously thought impossible. But to have Frankenstein, you need some degree of consciousness, some 'there' there. [The researchers] did not recover any form of consciousness in this study, and it is still unclear if we ever could. But we are one step closer to that possibility."

She's right. The researchers undertook their research for the betterment of humanity, and we may one day reap some unimaginable medical benefits from it. The ethical questions, however, remain as unsettling as the stories they remind us of.

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Topp Dogg “Arario” MV [Ho Joon is in the middle…just saying]

As you may have noticed, NeeNee is back in action! Recapping action, that is. I will definitely keep up on my streaming updates posts as well. YouTube posts take longer as that requires digging and confirming of legit subtitles and the legality of the source. Again, you can always drop me a line about a drama or channel that you are aware of and I will most definitely get around to checking it out. I think I’m eventually going to create a few forms to make it easier to submit these requests. We will have to see.

Just for Fun #1

I am entertaining restarting a few other post series I started and have let fall by the wayside [Recommendations, What Came First, The Forgotten, Asian Drama Synopsis Fails, New Discoveries, Dramas and Movies Based on Comics, Total Randomness, Just for Fun, etc.], but we’ll have to see how this goes for me while trying to get back into the swing of recapping. If there is a column/series that you enjoyed, let me know and that will encourage me to continue on with it. You may notice a lot of series posts stopped in 2014…there was a very, very, very sad reason behind this…and this reason is why my blog was not nearly as active as it once was back in its hay day [hey day…hayday…heyday…?].

I will say this to all you readers who find Asian Addicts Anonymous and are new here. This is NeeNee’s baby and my sole endeavor. I’ve had a few contributors here and there (okay, only 3), and they have all vanished leaving behind a handful of posts. Chani-chan always says she will come back. I am hopeful she will, but she’s a part-time professor, plus has a job in retail, so she’s very busy. So, I am the only one working on this site anymore. This means I am not like other sites out there offering different dramas covered by different people. Everything is watched by me, written by me, and I am [sadly] verbose and am never certain my posts do any good to others, but I write them to share the dramas I like with others. Even if you do not like the dramas I choose to recap or my writing style, I do hope you at least appreciate the time and effort recapping takes.

These are the dramas I am recapping currently. There is no simulcasts at the moment (unless you count Lovers in Bloom that is). I can’t do it. It is surprisingly difficult to keep up with what is airing let alone recapping it in a timely manner—especially Korean dramas. Plus, the interwebs is saturated with Korean drama blogs already doing an excellent job in getting recaps of the hottest shows out. I have never wanted to be constrained to a sole country’s dramas. Although, I do tend to recap more Japanese dramas.

Devil Lover

Legal Mavericks

Princess Agents

Unmei ni, Nita Koi

Love at the Aegean Sea

Lovers in Bloom

MARS

Two Women’s Room

Onto the schedule. While on vacation last week, I was a watching and recapping fiend…I have no personal life, I’ve come to terms with that, lol…so I managed to post two recaps a day (I think I wrote an average of 4 recaps a day spanning Thursday through Sunday). Now that I am back to work, that probably won’t happen. My goal is to try to do a single post a day. More if I can, but my entire work day is spent on a computer…so coming home to solely work on the computer again is a bit much some days. Here are the dramas I am covering and they are listed in the order I will be covering them in unless I decide otherwise.

Princess Agents [2017 Chinese Drama – Finished Airing]

Unmei ni, Nita Koi [2016 Japanese Drama]

Devil Lover [2016 Thai Drama]

MARS [2004 Taiwanese Drama]

Legal Mavericks [2017 Hong Kong Drama – Season 1 Finished Airing]

Love at the Aegean Sea [2004 Taiwanese Drama]

Lovers in Bloom [2017 Korean Drama – Currently Airing]

Two Women’s Room [2013-14 Korean Drama]

I am working on Lovers in Bloom episode 2 as we speak, then will come episode 2 of Two Women’s Room. Then I’ll start all over again with Princess Agents. There is a method to my madness. I’m doing this to force myself to not watch ahead and then not follow through on recapping like I’m very prone to do. This is really hard with dramas I enjoy the most (like Legal Mavericks).

I do not believe I will be starting any additional dramas until at least one of these have been completed. I will dust off a drama I need to finish recapping and choose another drama I am interested in recapping after that. I will definitely finish The Holy Pearl; Smile, Donghae; and Zettai Kareshi. I make no promises for the other dramas on my On Hold list. I may even dust off dropped dramas if I feel inclined to. As far as new recapping projects go, if good recaps already exist, I am less likely to start recapping a drama. I do except suggestions and requests, but everything is based on the discretion of my taste and enjoyment of dramas. For the most part, I watch an episode or two of a drama, if I like it and feel interested in possibly doing recaps, I Google the drama name and recap and if none show up, I just might undertake writing up episode by episode recaps.

Smile, Donghae

Holy Pearl

Interested in helping out? Don’t want the hassle of creating your own blog but want to share your drama love with others? Drop me a line at asianaddictsanonymous[at]outlook.com and we can talk about contributing.

Summer/Fall 2017 Recap Schedule As you may have noticed, NeeNee is back in action! Recapping action, that is. I will definitely keep up on my streaming updates posts as well.

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